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LON:CRDA
Croda International is a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of speciality chemicals. The Company has manufacturing facilities in 13 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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Also on the retail front, WH Smith and Dunelm will issue updates as well in the Week Ahead, while on the macro front an ECB rate decision and US FOMC meeting minutes are also due
The chemicals maker has upped its ordinary dividend by 7.4%, while strengthening cash generation means bosses have also proposed an additional £150mln special dividend
Footsie closed down around 32 points at 7,151, while the FTSE 250 added 23 at 19,270
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Aside from the 2018 results from the emerging markets-focused bank, FTSE 100-listed housebuilder Persimmon and speciality chemicals blue chip Croda International will also report numbers
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The Week Ahead will also bring a trading update from AB Foods, plus final results from Standard Chartered, IAG, Persimmon, Rightmove, as well as the latest US GDP data
Croda is acquiring Brenntag Biosector, which develops adjuvants for the human and veterinary vaccine markets
Core group sales rose 4.2% in the quarter, with the life sciences group the standout performer after posting a 7.5% rise in sales
The bank suggested there could be a faster pace of hikes if the UK gets a smooth Brexit deal
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Aside from the BoE interest rate decision, the Day Ahead will also bring updates from the likes of BT Group, Royal Dutch Shell, Smith & Nephew, Shire, Just Eat, and Indivior
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Aside from the oil majors, the slew of blue-chip updates due in the coming week will include global banks HSBC and Standard Chartered, and drugs firms GlaxoSmithKlne and Shire
Under the three-year agreement, Taiwanese firm Bened Biomedical will produce, package, promote, market, and commercialise products containing the LPLDL strain
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The UK index of leading shares finished Thursday down around 11 points, or 0.15%, at 7,563.
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There are not many heavyweights expected to release results on Thursday but plenty will be going ex-dividend
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Only three other FTSE 100-listed companies are scheduled to unveil updates – housebuilder Persimmon, Irish construction group CRH, and Middle East hospitals operator NMC Healthcare
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A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
A look at some of the top risers and fallers in London today
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At the close, the UK blue chip index was 4.68 points higher at 7,663.78, just below the session peak of 7,681.86, having recovered from a low of 7,636.60
The FTSE 100-listed firm posted a 1.7% rise in pre-tax profit to £170.8mln for the six months to the end of June, as sales dipped by 0.6% to £702.8mln
The UK blue-chip index closed around 50 points lower at 7,658, while FTSE 250 was also down - over 99 points at 20,753
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Among Wednesday's names are ITV, GlaxoSmithKline, Indivior, and Tullow Oil
